Crowd safety stewards lost control and were overly aggressive after supporters walked home past Westfield Avenue where it joins up with Montfichet Road following the Hammers defeat against Watford yesterday evening it has been claimed by multiple eyewitnesses.
Met police officer Andy Sheldon dedicated to West Ham told his social media followers: “Reading reports around an issue with the walk to Stratford station after the game this evening, some reports saying bus garage side with others saying it was the stop and go, which I am aware of as there where some of our MPS Specials there. Feedback and I will look into it.”
Responding on Twitter one West Ham supporter said: “Steward/security officer with a metal fence post was literally holding it & pushing into the many fans who had broken through the segregation barriers by Westfield. Those who broke through onto the fenced off pavement were probably fed up of waiting for the signs to turn.”
Victor on social media said: “I was there and saw it , some fans opened the fence and got onto the pathway which then they carried on opened the fence blocking of the way between the lights. The fans that opened that got charged at by security with the metal gate then they got separated and let go”
Sian Williams added “I saw this too. Complete over reaction by the steward. Some lads went through the side of the barriers which was open and the steward practically threw the fence at the boy. He really held him back for no reason, the lad wasn’t being aggressive!”
Yeah I saw it, whatever the stewards approach which sounds wrong the blame must also lie with all the supporters who jumped them which amounted to hundreds probably thousands. They should have respected the barriers like the rest of us.